Is CVE-2009-3953 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3953 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3953?

CVE-2009-3953 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2009-3953?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-3953.

Fix CVE-2009-3953 - HIGH adobe acrobat

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2009-3953?

8 products: adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, opensuse opensuse, and 3 more.

Description

The U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 1/13/2010
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : acrobatadobe : acrobatadobe : acrobatsuse : linux_enterprise_debuginfoopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprisesuse : linux_enterprise

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD